Just "NP"

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  1. How should NPs list their credentials?

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      First Last, NP
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      First Last, degree, license, certification
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      It doesn't matter.

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Specializes in Family Nursing & Psychiatry.

I know certain it may be different in certain jurisdictions requiring certain credentials to be listed after a clinciian's name... but in states that do not require this, I think NPs should just list "NP" after their names.

"MSN, RN, FNP-BC" is just way too long. The alphabet soup jumble just confuses patients. This should be a topic discussed in the consensus model and roundtable conversations. Just my opinion.

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Lol Great point and I agree. Because Lisa.FNP-BC DNP-s FAAN MSN-RN BSN-RN CCRN ACLS BLS BAS BAA would be ridiculous on my lab coat and business card. That was humor just in case someone took my post seriously.

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Specializes in ER/Tele, Med-Surg, Faculty, Urgent Care.

I graduated from NP program in Texas and my professor said no need to put RN since that is redundant as one must be RN to become NP. But I taught in a BSN program & repeatedly had to correct other faculty to leave the RN off (syllabus/badges etc). In the clinics with badges it just says FNP.

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Specializes in Family Nursing & Psychiatry.

I trying we can even leave out the "F" in NP for family nurse practitioners. It gets rediculous with the specialities and population foci. AGPCNP... AGACNP... OHENP... WHNP... PMHNP... I think using "NP" followed by saying your specialty focus would clarify the actual role and focus.

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I trying we can even leave out the "F" in NP for family nurse practitioners. It gets rediculous with the specialities and population foci. AGPCNP... AGACNP... OHENP... WHNP... PMHNP... I think using "NP" followed by saying your specialty focus would clarify the actual role and focus.

Talk to the certifying agencies -- they are the ones that mandate the credential. I and the other CNSs were plain ol' elkpark, CS for many years; now I'm elkpark, PMHCNS-BC. I occ. get mocked (in a friendly way) by some of the physicians I work with for having so many letters after my name. I agree it's ridiculous and embarassing, and it sure wasn't my idea! But that is my official credential as issued by the ANCC.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I use the state-required signature which is:

TraumaRUs, APN

Short and simple

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Specializes in NICU.

I just write, babyNP., NNP-BC (neonatal nurse practitioner, board certified)- this is what the NCC allows me to have after passing boards

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Specializes in Internal Medicine.

On my business cards I will list all my credentials MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, but on things like my lab coats (which I never wear) or when I sign something it'll say:

my name, FNP-C or NP-C.

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On my lab coat, my documentation and prescription says "orangepink, APRN-C"

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.

My state requires Name, APRN. Whatever alphabet soup you choose to offer beyond that is up to you. Still, many seem to make up something like PNP or FNP-C or PMHNP-BC instead of the statutory APRN, blah blah blah.

My business cards, which I don't give to present patients and are mostly a convenient way to jot something down when away from a notepad or slip my info to someone at a networking assimilation (party)...they do have Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner under my name.

On this site, I use APRN NP because I want it clear that my perspective is that of a NP and not CNS, Midwife, or CRNA.

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